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Post by
Perkocet
You're taking it far too personally. Which amuses people like me.
You guys are trying to pressure me into reacting emotionally. You really don't need to. I already find it emotional. If anything, adding lulz to this makes me feel better. If you are going to be disrespectful to people who deserve your respect, then disrespecting me is entirely appropriate. Id rather be on the side of retards than yours.
Jesus Christ, sometimes you can be so cerebral palsy.
...
It's helpful when people who disagree with me say foolish things, repeatedly.
Perhaps you could also rub yourself with feces
. Anything to make the point that you have no respect for anything. Thanks.
How did you find out about that? And thank you very much, but what I do on Friday afternoons are my own damned business.
Post by
MyTie
Mt opinion on the matter-
People who are "Medically retarded" generally aren't referred to as "retarded." People have respect for people with a medical illness. It isn't their fault that they were born that way or had a traumatic event causing there loss of I.Q.
Retarded, in essense means slow. The English language is greatly derived from the French language as many of the founders of the language spoke french. The french word"Retard" means late, similar to the latin word for late "Tardus." So using retarded as an insult is saying someone is late in their thinking, or they were being slow/stupid.
Comparing this to racism is just completely ridiculous. A person isborn a certain race, which does not have any specific effect on their behavior. People who are racist, assign a specific non-existant trait to a specific race. As a result they use a derrogatory term for that race to insult someone. Retard on the other hand, in many cultures means slow or late. Therefore the literal definition of "you are being retarded" is "you are being slow." WhileI believe use of the word retarded repeatedly shows a lack of vocabulary and showing a lack of intelligence, using it as an insult or adjective is not meant to be an attack at those who are medically retarded.You really think that 'retarded' isn't a reference to retarded people, but used only based on the root form of 'slow'? So when someone says that something stupid is 'retarded', they are saying that that thing is actually 'slow', not 'slow mentally', or 'retarded' in the way a mentally retarded person is? That doesn't really make sense. You realize that.
Post by
Pwntiff
You're taking it far too personally. Which amuses people like me.
You guys are trying to pressure me into reacting emotionally. You really don't need to. I already find it emotional. If anything, adding lulz to this makes me feel better. If you are going to be disrespectful to people who deserve your respect, then disrespecting me is entirely appropriate. Id rather be on the side of retards than yours.
People like me aren't disrespecting anyone. People like me are finding humor in other's tirades that are a combination of a moral high horse and irrational expectations.
The best thing to do for your mental health is, quite honestly, to just shut up and ignore it. If you have no direct power in changing something, taking it personally isn't going to help.
Post by
Adamsm
5. Nobody cares about your DPS. The final piece of knowledge I want to share with you all is this: Turn off your damage meter and focus on playing the game. Stop reading theorycrafting sites, especially once you have a grip on your class mechanics. Throw away your best-in-slot wishlist and just take the gear as it comes.
Perfect rotations only exist in the white tower of our imagination. Best in slot is ephemeral at best, masturbatory at worst. Dead rogues do no damage.
Focus on getting out of fire, staying alive, and having fun with friends. Focus on doing "well" and give up on "perfect." Play the game, not the spreadsheet.
As your reflexes and actual skills improve, your zen-like understanding of raid mechanics will bloom like a mushroom cloud in the dead center of your enemies.
Be good at the game, not at shuffling addons. Addons are a crutch, with the exception of a few boss mods. Addons hamper you, because you're missing out on the timing, reflexes, and ki of a fight. They help after you've mastered those things, I guess, but you have to walk before you can run.
Be true to yourself and focus on your skills. You'll get there. You're part of a team; embrace that, pick up the flow, and rock out. Play the game. That's the point./snicker
Post by
Pwntiff
I propose that from this day forward all discussions concerning the use of the word "retard" not be carried out in the RB, but instead in the
appropriate thread
.
All in favor?
Post by
Adamsm
Will never happen; special snowflakes have to rant.
Post by
Pwntiff
Meh, I figured if there was a consensus to ignore the posts, he'd get bored.
Post by
MyTie
Popular opinion is, again, against me. Again, I don't care. What you guys are doing is wrong. Voting me into another thread isn't going to work any more than telling you that you're wrong is going to make you stop. Mocking me certainly won't work either.
Post by
Adamsm
Meh, I figured if there was a consensus to ignore the posts, he'd get bored.
Never worked with Laihendi, Sec, dragon or any of the others.
Post by
Problimatic
Mt opinion on the matter-
People who are "Medically retarded" generally aren't referred to as "retarded." People have respect for people with a medical illness. It isn't their fault that they were born that way or had a traumatic event causing there loss of I.Q.
Retarded, in essense means slow. The English language is greatly derived from the French language as many of the founders of the language spoke french. The french word"Retard" means late, similar to the latin word for late "Tardus." So using retarded as an insult is saying someone is late in their thinking, or they were being slow/stupid.
Comparing this to racism is just completely ridiculous. A person isborn a certain race, which does not have any specific effect on their behavior. People who are racist, assign a specific non-existant trait to a specific race. As a result they use a derrogatory term for that race to insult someone. Retard on the other hand, in many cultures means slow or late. Therefore the literal definition of "you are being retarded" is "you are being slow." WhileI believe use of the word retarded repeatedly shows a lack of vocabulary and showing a lack of intelligence, using it as an insult or adjective is not meant to be an attack at those who are medically retarded.You really think that 'retarded' isn't a reference to retarded people, but used only based on the root form of 'slow'? So when someone says that something stupid is 'retarded', they are saying that that thing is actually 'slow', not 'slow mentally', or 'retarded' in the way a mentally retarded person is? That doesn't really make sense. You realize that.
I'm saying retarded as an adjective is referring to a person's lack of speed in thinking. This is obvious in that "medical retardation" refers to the slowness of the mind. In an essense if someone is not thinking at a proper rate, then they are indeed realistically being retarded. Is it right to insult a person who has a medical deficiency by calling them retarded? No of course not. However, someone who has no medical reasonfor a cognitive deficiency is having a lapse of thought and acting "retarded." By the very definition retardation refers to a slowness in thinking. That being said I don't feel that the term "retarded" being used as an insult is offensive to those with a medical condition, it is a term referring to their thought process at any given time.
This is different then for example saying, that was so <Insert race here> of you. The inserted race is being given particular traits that aren't accurate, in order to degrade the person and the race. I have met many people of all races that were various different classes. No one race has a definitive trait that defines them. That is the difference between comparing racism and retardation. Racism is assuming false traits to a group of people in order to insult both the race and the person receiving the remark. Using the term retardation is referring to a specific slowness in thinking which is realistically experienced, and people are often reprimanded for thinking at a diminished pace when they have no valid medical excuse.
Post by
Skreeran
Eh, I'm fairly certain I can't be talked to death (perhaps I have linguistic invicibility?), and I don't mind you staring at my name forever.
Okay, add me. Well it's probably better if I don't stare at your name. I've lost many hours of my life staring at names trying to jedi mind trick people to talk to me.I'll add you if you tell me your email.
Mine is Skreeran@hotmail.com.
Post by
240140
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
MyTie
Ok bloody. In a stretch of the imagination, could you see how people describing someone who does something stupid as 'retarded' could be offensive to people who are actually retarded, as if their actions by nature are stupid? Keep in mind there is a difference between stupid and lack of intelligence.
Post by
Perkocet
Eh, I'm fairly certain I can't be talked to death (perhaps I have linguistic invicibility?), and I don't mind you staring at my name forever.
Okay, add me. Well it's probably better if I don't stare at your name. I've lost many hours of my life staring at names trying to jedi mind trick people to talk to me.I'll add you if you tell me your email.
Mine is Skreeran@hotmail.com.
Oh, Skree...
Post by
240140
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
Pwntiff
Popular opinion is, again, against me. Again, I don't care. What you guys are doing is wrong. Voting me into another thread isn't going to work any more than telling you that you're wrong is going to make you stop. Mocking me certainly won't work either.
My last post on the issue, period. If you don't care, shut the *!@# up. If we're wrong, we're wrong. If we're going to hell for calling a cat's antics retarded because it's demeaning to people with developmental disabilities, so be it. You don't care about the "issue" so caring that people use "retarded" as a colloquialism is idiotic (which, historically speaking, is another word that's used to describe someone who is mentally deficient).
If you want to have your pathetic little crusade that you supposedly don't care about, have in the thread dedicated to it. If you honestly don't care to convince us we are wrong and should turn from our evil ways, drop it.
Post by
240140
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
Problimatic
Definition of STUPID
1a : slow of mind : obtuse b : given to unintelligent decisions or acts : acting in an unintelligent or careless manner c : lacking intelligence or reason : brutish
2: dulled in feeling or sensation : torpid <still stupid from the sedative>
3: marked by or resulting from unreasoned thinking or acting : senseless <a stupid decision>
4a : lacking interest or point <a stupid event> b : vexatious, exasperating <the stupid car won't start>
— stu·pid·ly adverb
— stu·pid·ness noun
Pretty sure it says something about being/acting unintelligent in there
Post by
Perkocet
If you want to have your pathetic little crusade that you supposedly don't care about, have in the thread dedicated to it. If you honestly don't care to convince us we are wrong and should turn from our evil ways, drop it.
That'd be retarded.
Post by
Pwntiff
On that note, I'm going to bed.
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